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darling

[dahr-ling] / ˈdɑr lɪŋ /


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That’s what’s peculiar about Gyllenhaal’s recent spate: These characters feel almost outdated, as if he’d fantasized, years ago, about playing parts like these but never got the opportunity when he was Hollywood’s critical darling.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Annie's mother, Angharad Evans, said her daughter was her "whole life", adding Annie would "always be my beautiful darling daughter, my amazing princess".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The Luce’s entire upper half and many of its fittings are made of glass, much of it supplied by U.S. glassmaker turned artificial-intelligence darling Corning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Nvidia, the darling of the AI revolution, is worth 25 times.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“No, darling, you don’t even vaguely remind me of Rhett Butler.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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